Surf-Forecast | Pensacola Beach Pier Surf Guide

Pensacola Beach Pier Surf Guide

Pensacola Beach Pier in Gulf Coast, Florida is a sheltered sandbar break that has quite reliable surf. The favoured conditions for surfing are during the hurricane season. Offshore winds are from the north northwest. Windswells are much more typical than groudswells and the best wave direction is from the south southeast. The sandbar break offers both left and right hand waves. Take care of - Rips / undertow - Rocks - Man-made danger (buoys etc.) - Localism - Sharks.

Pensacola Beach Pier Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	3	fairly consistent	28.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Pensacola Beach Pier:

The best conditions reported for surf at Pensacola Beach Pier occur when a South-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northwest.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Pensacola Beach Pier (for consistent clean waves)?

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Pensacola Beach Pier with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of December. Clean surfable waves are typically found 14% of the time in December while 41% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 45% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

14%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

41%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

45%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Pensacola Beach Pier Location Map

Interactive Pensacola Beach Pier surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Pensacola Beach Pier is Pensacola Rgnl Airport (PNS) in USA, 16 km (10 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Pensacola Beach Pier is Pensacola Nas Airport (NPA), also in USA, 17 km (11 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Pensacola Beach Pier Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Saturday, 20 June 2026, 16:14 Local Time

m, °C	Saturday 20			Sun
ft, °F	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Wave (m)	S	S	S	SSE
Period (s)	7	7	6	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross	on	on

What does Pensacola Beach Pier look like?

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Tides at Pensacola Beach Pier

Current tide and informaton

For Fishing Bend, Santa Rosa Sound, Florida, 1 km from Pensacola Beach Pier.

Next High Water: 11:52am | 0.25m

Next Low Water: 01:56am | 0.12m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Pensacola Beach Pier Sea Temperature

Very warm air temperatures and very warm water(28.7 °C) too at Pensacola Beach Pier, warm enough for wearing board shorts and a rash vest in the surf. Cloudy, but feeling very pleasant in and out of the water.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 28.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite